LIU Brooklyn 2014-2015 Undergraduate Bulletin LIU Brooklyn 2014 - 2015 Undergraduate Bulletin 1 University Plaza, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201-5372 General Information: 718-488-1000 www.liu.edu/brooklyn Admissions: 718-488-1011 E-mail: [email protected] Notice to Students: The information in this publication is accurate as of September 1, 2014. However, circumstances may require that a given course be withdrawn or alternate offerings be made. Therefore, LIU reserves the right to amend the courses described herein and cannot guarantee enrollment into any specific course section. All applicants are reminded that the University is subject to policies promulgated by its Board of Trustees, as well as New York State and federal regulation. The University therefore reserves the right to effect changes in the curriculum, administration, tuition and fees, academic schedule, program offerings and other phases of school activity, at any time, without prior notice. 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Bulletin 2014 - 2015 Writing Across the Curriculum 19 TABLE OF CONTENTS Computer Literacy Requirements 20 LIU 4 Other Requirements 20 CAMPUSES OF LIU 5 UNIVERSITY HONORS 21 PROGRAM Residential Campuses 5 HONOR SOCIETIES 22 Regional Campuses 6 Department Honor Societies 22 ABOUT LIU BROOKLYN 7 Academic Honor Societies 23 Statement of Mission 7 AWARDS 24 Overview 7 Departmental Awards 24 Undergraduate and Graduate 7 Offerings Special Awards 24 University Policies 7 Service Awards 26 DIRECTORY 8 Athletic Awards 26 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 9 REGISTRATION 27 ADMISSION 11 Course Registration 27 Admission Policies and Procedures 11 Auditing of Courses 27 Application Process and Program Matriculation 27 11 Deadlines Withdrawal 27 Complete Applications 11 Student Access to Educational 28 Submitting Applications and Records 12 Supporting Credentials Administsration Matters 28 Admission to the University 12 UNDERGRADUATE TUITION 29 Notification of Admission Decision 14 AND FEES (2014-2015 RATES) New Student Enrollment 14 STUDENT FINANCIAL AID 32 Enrollment and Admission Programs 15 Application Process 32 Readmission 15 Awards 32 Graduation Rate 15 Terms and Conditins 32 ACADEMIC POLICY 16 Standards for Satisfactory Academic 33 Progress (SAP) Academic Responsibility 16 STUDENT SERVICES AND Promotion from Class to Class 16 35 RESOURCES Grades and Symbols 16 LIU Promise 35 Quality Points 16 Orientation Seminar (OS 1) 35 Recognition of Superior Scholarship 16 Office of Informaton Technology 35 Attendance and Tardiness 16 My LIU 35 Absence from Tests and 16 Enrollment Services 36 Examinations The Office of Career Services and Good Standing and Probation 17 36 Employer Relations Discipline 17 Arther O. Eve Higher Education 36 Grievance Procedures 17 Opportunity Program (HEOP) Related Curricular Matters 18 Center for Learning and Academic 36 Success GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 19 Mathematics Center 36 Placement Examinations 19 Multimedia Language Laboratory 37 Orientation 19 Testing Center 37 Core Curriculum 19 Modern Language Center 37 LIU Brooklyn Undergraduate Bulletin 2014 - 2015 Page 2 LIU Brooklyn Writing Center 37 Psychology 98 Student Support Services 37 Sociology/Anthropology 101 International Student Services 37 Social Science 108 Veteran Services 38 COMMUNICATIONS, VISUAL 111 AND PERFORMING ARTS Bookstore 38 (DIVISION IV) Alumni Community 38 Journalism and Communication 112 CAMPUS LIFE 39 Studies Student Life and Leadership Media Arts 119 39 Development Performing Arts 128 Cultural Programs and Exhibitions 39 Visual Arts 146 Student Health Insurance 39 HONORS PROGRAM 152 Public Safety 40 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, PUBLIC 158 Residence Life and Housing 40 ADMINISTRATION AND INFORMATION SCIENCES FACILITIES 41 Finance, Law, Accounting and 160 Steinberg Wellness Center 41 Taxation Lupus Cooperative of New York 41 Technology, Innovation and 166 Kumble Theater 41 Computer Science Arnold & Marie Schwartz Gym 41 Managerial Sciences 174 University Health & Medical Services 41 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION 182 Psychological Services Center 42 Teaching, Learning and Leadership 185 SPECIAL PROGRAMS 43 SCHOOL OF HEALTH 200 PROFESSIONS Outreach Programs 43 Athletic Training, Health and 202 CSTEP 43 Exercise Science After School Program - FUN (Family 44 Diagnostic Medical Sonography 217 UNiversity) Occupational Therapy 221 THE LIBRARY 45 Physical Therapy 232 RICHARD L. CONOLLY 46 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Physician Assistant Studies 232 AND SCIENCES Public Health 232 HUMANITIES (DIVISION I) 48 Respiratory Care 233 Communication Sciences and 49 Social Work 237 Disorders SCHOOL OF NURSING 241 English 55 LIU PHARMACY 250 Foreign Languages and Literature 61 LIU GLOBAL 253 Humanities 64 SCHOOL OF CONTINUING 255 Philosophy 67 STUDIES SCIENCE (DIVISION II) 72 BLENDED AND ONLINE 259 Biology 73 LEARNING PROGRAMS AT LIU Chemistry and Biochemistry 79 LIU BROOKLYN MINORS 260 Mathematics 83 LIU BROOKLYN APPROVED 261 PROGRAMS Physics 86 LIU BROOKLYN FACULTY 264 SOCIAL SCIENCE (DIVISION III) 87 BROOKLYN ADMINISTRATION 275 Economics 88 LIU TRUSTEES, OFFICERS & 277 History 91 ADMINISTRATION Political Science 94 Page 3 LIU Brooklyn Undergraduate Bulletin 2014 - 2015 Bulletin 2014 - 2015 LIU Long Island University (LIU) is one of America’s largest and most comprehensive private universities with locations and programs spanning the New York metropolitan area, overseas and online. World-class faculty, small classes and résumé-building hands-on learning experiences are the hallmarks of an LIU education. The University offers nearly 500 academic programs and educates over 24,000 students in degree-credit and continuing education programs in Brooklyn, Brookville (LIU Post), Brentwood, Riverhead, and Rockland and Westchester (LIU Hudson). Its international unit, LIU Global, provides a wide range of study abroad options at overseas centers in China and Costa Rica, and through programs in Australia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and, beginning in 2015, Europe. The accomplishments of more than 191,000 living alumni are a testament to the success of LIU’s mission of “Access and Excellence.” The institution also provides enrichment for students and neighboring communities, including the excitement of NCAA Division I and II athletics, internationally acclaimed arts programming at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts and the nationally renowned George Polk Awards in journalism. Accreditation and Program Registration LIU is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (215) 662-5606. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The degree and certificate programs also are approved and registered by the New York State Department of Education. LIU Brooklyn Undergraduate Bulletin 2014 - 2015 Page 4 LIU Brooklyn CAMPUSES OF LIU LIU Post The Residential Campuses Twenty-five miles east of New York City on Long Island’s historic Gold Coast, LIU Post is a leader in cultivating the entrepreneurial spirit in our students through innovative collaborations, partnerships, and student-run LIU Brooklyn businesses. The university, which offers a small-school environment, but with the access and resources of a major metropolitan university, includes five Located in the heart of downtown Brooklyn’s thriving Tech Triangle, LIU schools of study: the College of Education, Information and Technology; the Brooklyn provides students with experiential learning opportunities reflecting College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; the College of Management; the School the entrepreneurial urban community it serves. Distinctive programs of Health Professions and Nursing; and School of Visual and Performing Arts. encompass the arts and media, the natural sciences, business, social policy, The scenic, scholarly campus is home to the Steinberg Museum of Art at urban education, the health professions, pharmacy, and the health sciences. Hillwood, the renowned Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, and WCWP- Founded in 1926, LIU Brooklyn is the original unit of Long Island FM Radio. In addition, LIU Post offers the Ph.D. in information studies, the University. Its beautifully landscaped, 11-acre campus is a self-contained urban Psy.D. in clinical psychology, and the Ed.D. in interdisciplinary educational oasis, steps away from world-class arts and entertainment venues like Brooklyn studies. Academy of Music and the Barclays Center, as well as the hip restaurants and The campus was established on the former estate of cereal heiress Marjorie cafes of Fort Greene. Just a 10-minute subway ride from the professional and Merriweather Post in 1954 to accommodate the growing educational needs of cultural opportunities of Manhattan, the vibrant campus includes residence Nassau County following World War II. Ranked a “Best Regional University,” halls for more than 1,100 students. by U.S. News and World Report, LIU Post offers its full-time, part-time, and